September 22, 2024, 2:41 PM
September 22, 2024, 2:41 PM
The humanitarian aid is part of what was collected by the Government of Tarija and the Juan Misael Saracho Autonomous University (UAJMS) in campaigns organized in recent days. The director of Environmental and Risk Management of the Tarija subnational entity, Reiner Figueroa, confirmed to EL DEBER that this Sunday food supplies were delivered to affected families in the communities of San Andrés and El Cañón.
He added that later It is intended to reach other populations in the department of Beniwhere there are also people affected by forest fires.
The Government of Tarija, through a Telethon, collected 3 tons, including food suppliesbottles of water, supplies, tools and other inputs. Meanwhile, the UAJMS, which also organized a similar campaign, managed to collect 1 and a half tons of aid.
The Director of Productive Development and Environment of the Municipal Government of Guarayos, Jackmina Mustafa, expressed her gratitude for the humanitarian assistance that arrived from a remote region in the south of the country.
“Since the declaration of the disaster on August 31 until today We have not stopped emergency activities in our municipality. We still have 843 hot spots,” said the official.
Likewise, with humanitarian aid from Tarija they arrived thirty volunteer firefighters which reinforced the mitigation efforts against the fires in the Ambue Ari Park, which is estimated to be home to animals of 20 different species.
